# Connecting SailPoint and Freshservice

To connect SailPoint with Freshservice, perform the following tasks:

## Adding the Source in SailPoint

To connect to SailPoint, perform the following steps. Once the connection is made, you can configure it to meet your company's needs.

> [!IMPORTANT]
>
> By default, the provisioning feature is **disabled**, and the connector only supports read-only operations. To support provisioning operations, you must manually enable the feature in the source configuration.

**To configure a new source:**

1. Sign in to SailPoint.
2. Go to **Admin \> Connections \> Sources**.
3. Select **Create New**.
4. Search for the connector by entering the name in the search box, and then select **Actions**.
5. In the **Actions** dropdown list, select the setup method:

   - [**Express Setup**](<#configuring-a-source-using-express-setup>) - Quickly create a read-only connection to your target system by providing minimal configurations and authentication. On completion, aggregation is automatically started.

     > **Note**
     >
     > Express Setup supports Credential Providers. For information on supported credential providers and configuration, refer to [Credential Providers](<https://documentation.sailpoint.com/connectors/help/credential_providers.html>). For more information, contact your SailPoint Customer Service Manager.
   - [**Standard Setup**](<#configuring-a-source-using-standard-setup>) - Provide detailed basic configuration to create the source. Once the source is created, continue with source setup.

### Configuring a Source Using Express Setup

Express Setup minimizes the initial configuration process so you can quickly connect the application and immediately begin aggregating user account and entitlement data.

1. Review the directions and select **Start Express Setup**.
2. Review the pre-populated **Source Name**, **Source Owner**, and **Description**. To update, select **Edit**.

   > **Note**
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   > The source name must be unique. You can change these settings later in the source configuration.
3. (Optional) If enabled for your organization, select the **Use a Credential Provider** checkbox to manage the source's authentication using a credential provider.

   > **Note**
   >
   > To add a Credential Provider in SailPoint, go to **Admin \> Connections \> Credential Providers**. For more information about credential providers, refer to [Credential Providers](<https://documentation.sailpoint.com/connectors/help/credential_providers.html>).
4. Configure the authentication to allow SailPoint to connect to the source. For more information, refer to the **Connection Settings** section.
5. Select **Finish**.

   After a successful test connection, the system creates your source and prompts you to run an aggregation.

   - If you want to aggregate now, select **Aggregate**.

     - To see the latest account aggregation history, go to **Account Management \> Account Aggregation**.
     - To see the list of aggregated source accounts, go to **Account Management \> Accounts**.
   - If you want to aggregate later, select **Exit**. This returns you to the **Sources** page. Your new source is listed, but contains no accounts or aggregation history yet.

### Configuring a Source Using Standard Setup

Use Standard Setup to configure the connector for full feature support.

1. In the **Source Name** field, enter a unique and descriptive name for your source. Source names cannot exceed 128 characters.
2. In the **Description** field, provide additional details about the source to help distinguish it from similar sources. This field allows a maximum of 2,000 characters.
3. In the **Source Owner** field, begin typing the name of an owner. Matches appear after you type two or more letters. For more information, refer to [Assigning a Source Owner](<https://documentation.sailpoint.com/saas/help/sources/index.html#assigning-a-source-owner>).
4. (Optional) Select a governance group to grant its members [source](<https://documentation.sailpoint.com/saas/help/common/users/user_levels.html#source-sub-admin-user-level>) or [role](<https://documentation.sailpoint.com/saas/help/common/users/user_levels.html#role-sub-admin-user-level>) sub-admin level oversight of the source and its access. For more information, refer to [Creating and Managing Governance Groups](<https://documentation.sailpoint.com/saas/help/common/users/governance_groups.html>).
5. If this source represents a primary system containing your organization's personnel records, select the **Authoritative Source** checkbox. For more information, refer to [Creating Identity Profiles](<https://documentation.sailpoint.com/saas/help/setup/identity_profiles.html>).
6. Select **Continue**. The source is created, and you are navigated to the **Source Setup \> Base Configuration** page. Continue to configure your connected source there.

## Base Configuration

Provide the base configuration parameters. Information you entered in the Create New Source dialog is automatically entered into the fields in the Base Configuration page. You can edit this information if necessary.

1. Enter a unique name and description for the source.
2. In the **Source Owner** dropdown list, select the identity that owns this source.

   - To find a source owner, begin entering their name.
3. (Optional) If enabled for your organization, select the **Use a Credential Provider** checkbox to manage the source's authentication using a credential provider.

   > **Note**
   >
   > To add a credential provider, go to **Admin \> Connections \> Credential Providers**. For more information about credential providers, refer to [Credential Providers](<https://documentation.sailpoint.com/connectors/help/credential_providers.html>).
4. Configure the authentication to allow SailPoint to connect to the source. Refer to [Connection Settings](<#connection-settings>) for more information.
5. (Optional) In the **Governance Group for Source Management** dropdown list, select a governance group to associate with this source. For more information about governance groups, refer to [Associating Governance Groups with a Source](<https://documentation.sailpoint.com/saas/help/common/users/governance_groups.html#associating-a-governance-group-with-a-source>).
6. (Optional) Choose whether to enable or disable provisioning for the source. Provisioning is disabled by default.

   - **Enable Provisioning** - Set the toggle to **Enabled** to allow the source to create, update, and deactivate accounts in the connected source system.
   - **Disable Provisioning** - Set the toggle to **Disabled** to disable provisioning for the source. Disabling provisioning will prevent the creation, updating, or deactivating of accounts on this source.
7. Select **Save**.

## Connection Settings

The following information is required for SailPoint to connect and interact with Freshservice.

> [!NOTE]
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> **Screenshot**
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> [![Connection Settings](<https://documentation.sailpoint.com/connectors/freshservice/saas/help/img/FS_Config.png>)](<https://documentation.sailpoint.com/connectors/freshservice/saas/help/img/FS_Config.png>)

1. Select **Connection Settings** from the menu.
2. Enter the **Freshservice Company Name**. This is the Freshservice account name. You can obtain its value from the base name of the company URL. Example: for URL as `https://sailpointservicedesk.freshservice.com` , Company Name should be `sailpointservicedesk.`
3. Enter the **Freshservice API Key**. This is the unique key that is required to access the Freshservice API. You can find it under your Profile setting.
4. Select **Save**.

## Aggregation Settings

For more information about aggregation, refer to [Loading Account Data](<https://documentation.sailpoint.com/saas/help/accounts/loading_data.html>).

> [!NOTE]
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> **Screenshot**
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> [![Aggregation Settings](<https://documentation.sailpoint.com/connectors/freshservice/saas/help/img/Aggregation_Settings.png>)](<https://documentation.sailpoint.com/connectors/freshservice/saas/help/img/Aggregation_Settings.png>)

1. Select **Aggregation Settings** from the menu.
2. Specify the **Account Filter** conditions. For example,`email=abc@example.com&active=true`
3. Specify the **Page Size** for Account and Group aggregation. Default = 100. Maximum = 100.
4. Select **Include Requesters** if you wish to include requesters in the account aggregation process in addition to agents. By default, only agent users are included.
5. Select **Save**.

## Activity Insights Settings

Activity Insights enables you to gather account information and activity data from the Freshservice source. SailPoint pulls activity data such as user logins, password changes, and content updates from the source in the form of events. Viewing a user’s source activity data can enable you to determine usage trends.

> [!IMPORTANT]
>
> Contact your SailPoint Customer Success Manager (CSM) for more information on Activity Insights. For more information on utilizing activity data, refer to [Activity Insights](<https://documentation.sailpoint.com/saas/help/ai/activity_insights/index.html>).

### Required Permissions

The SaaS connector service account requires the following permission to utilize Activity Insights.

| Scope | Description |
| --- | --- |
| IT Agent Role | Access across all groups in Service Desk. |

### Enable Activity Insights Settings

To enable Activity Insights, complete the following:

> [!NOTE]
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> **Screenshot**
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> [![Screenshot](<https://documentation.sailpoint.com/connectors/freshservice/saas/help/img/ADI_settings.png>)](<https://documentation.sailpoint.com/connectors/freshservice/saas/help/img/ADI_settings.png>)

1. In the source configuration, go to the **Activity Insights Settings** tab.
2. Select **Enable Activity Insights** to grant the connector access to data insights on the source and view source use activity.
3. Select **Save**.

## Review and Test

Perform a test to confirm the connection to SailPoint.

1. Go to **Review and Test**.
2. Confirm that the entries in each field are correct.

   If you note any mistakes, return to the section and make corrections.
3. Select **Test Connection**.

## SailPoint Application Onboarding

SailPoint application onboarding enables you to easily onboard new applications and create sources following the successful onboarding of a discovery source. To use this feature, continue to **Discovered Applications** in the SailPoint user interface.

For more information, refer to [Application Onboarding](<https://documentation.sailpoint.com/saas/help/ai/app_onboarding/index.html>) in the SailPoint SaaS documentation.